24-0160-S33 CD 14 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS to the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety report and confirmation of lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) and/or Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC), for the property located at 537 South Grande Vista Avenue. Recommendation for Council action: HEAR PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS relative to proposed lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to LAMC and/or LAAC, and CONFIRM said lien for the property located at 537 South Grande Vista Avenue. (Lien: $2,536.07) (Continued from July 30, 2024 Council meeting)
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24-1607 GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a proposed Personal Services Contract with Human-I-T to provide on call, as-needed digital inclusion services. Recommendation for Council action: APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the General Manager, Information Technology Agency, or designee, to execute a Personal Services Contract with Human-I-T to provide on call, as-needed digital inclusion services, with compensation of $5 million and a term of three years effective from the date of attestation, with two additional one-year options to extend, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form. Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative Officer (CAO) reports that no funding has been budgeted for this Contract. Funding for expenditures under the proposed Contract must be identified prior to execution of a Job Order. The Contract will be used on an as-needed basis, and the Contractor is not guaranteed any compensation under this Contract. Financial Policies Statement: The CAO reports that the recommendation contained in the December 9, 2024 CAO report, attached to the Council File, is in compliance with the City’s Financial Policies as Contract expenditures are limited to the appropriation of funds made by the City for this purpose. Community Impact Statement: None submitted. TIME LIMIT FILE - FEBRUARY 18, 2025 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - FEBRUARY 18, 2025)
24-1607
Decision: Items for which Public Hearings Have Been Held
24-1054 CD 1 CONSIDERATION OF ACTIONS RELATED TO A SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (SCEA), MITIGATION MEASURES, MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM, RELATED CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) FINDINGS, and COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES CITY PLANNING COMMISSION (LACPC) relative to an Appeal filed by Supporters Alliance for Environmental Responsibility (SAFER)(Representative: Kylah Staley, Lozeau Drury LLP), from the LACPC’s determination in 1) approving pursuant to Section 12.22 A.25 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), a Density Bonus for a housing development project consisting of 327 dwelling units, of which 41 units will be set aside for Very Low Income households, with the following On-Menu Incentive: a) an On-Menu Incentive to allow an increase in the Floor Area Ratio (FAR) to 3.0:1 in lieu of the otherwise allowable 1.5:1 in the C21VL Zone; 2)approving pursuant to LAMC Section 12.24 W.1 of Chapter 1 and LAMC Section 13.B.2.2 of Chapter 1A, a Main Conditional Use Permit to allow the sale and dispensing of a full line of alcoholic beverages for on and offsite consumption in conjunction with a total of 9,462 square feet of potential indoor and outdoor restaurant space for up to five establishments with up to 300 indoor seats and 75 outdoor seats (total of 375 patron seats); 3) approving, pursuant to LAMC Section 16.05, a Site Plan Review for a development which creates, or results in, an increase of 50 or more dwelling units; for the construction of a mixed-use residential and commercial development with 327 residential units that include 41 Very Low Income affordable units and approximately 9,462 square feet of ground-floor commercial space for a total floor area of 321,300 square feet, resulting in a FAR of 3:1, the project would consist of two buildings as follows: 1) Building A, located along Sunset Boulevard, would be seven stories and have a maximum building height of 91 feet as measured from grade and 85 feet as measured from Plumb Height; 2) Building B, located at the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Everett Street, would be seven stories and have a maximum height of 86 feet as measured from grade and 81.5 feet as measured from Plumb Height, the project would provide 263 onsite parking spaces at one subterranean, one partially subterranean, and one at-ground and above-grade levels to be shared amongst all of the uses on the project site, vehicular access to the structured parking would be provided via two stop-controlled driveways and one signalized driveway for the properties located at 1185, 1187, 1193, 1195, 1197, 1201, 1205, 1207, 1211, 1215, 1221, 1225, 1229, 1233, 1239, 1243, 1245, 1247 West Sunset Boulevard, and 917 North Everett Street, subject to Conditions of Approval; and adoption of project findings. Applicant: Jeffrey Farrington, Aragon Properties Corporation Representative: Dana Sayles, three6ixty Case No. CPC-2023-5528-DB-SPR-MCUP-HCA-1A Environmental No. ENV-2023-5529-SCEA (Planning and Land Use Management Committee report to be submitted in Council. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.) (Please visit www.lacouncilfile.com for background documents.) Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE - JANUARY 31, 2025 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - JANUARY 31, 2025)
24-1054
Decision: Items for which Public Hearings Have Been Held
23-0935 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT and AMENDING MOTION 22A (HERNANDEZ – PADILLA) relative to a Citywide equity framework for transportation project prioritization and resource allocation. TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT Recommendations for Council action: INSTRUCT the Board of Public Works’ Bureaus to report to Council on the equity framework currently used for selection and implementation of services and their plan to incorporate the Department of City Planning (DCP) Community Health and Equity (CHE) Index into project prioritization and resource allocation. DIRECT each of the Bureaus of the Department of Public Works, the DCP, and any other relevant agencies, to report on the programs they manage that achieve transportation outcomes, how those programs currently incorporate equity into their work plans, and how the CHE Index can be adopted into those programs, if they are not already, so that the City of Los Angeles is using one definition of areal equity measurement for achieving transportation goals. DIRECT the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) to report to Council with an overview of additional criteria if uses to prioritize projects to achieve specific programmatic goals and understand travel patterns for communities of concern, including but not limited to how the (LADOT) incorporates transit ridership, boardings and alightings by line; crash data; prevailing speeds; density of jobs and proximity to job centers on specific corridors; and regional transportation gaps into its program and project planning. The report should include any data sets that would further allow the LADOT to consider and address the travel patterns of communities of concern in Los Angeles, as well as help close transportation gaps to regionally-important destinations and along regionally-important corridors. The report should propose how the LADOT could combine these data into an overlay that could be paired with the CHE Index and Priority Transportation Equity Areas to add holistic regional travel patterns as a consistent metric across work programs, and any resources needed to create that overlay and maintain it moving forward. AMENDING MOTION 22A (HERNANDEZ – PADILLA) Recommendation for Council action: AMEND the matter related to the Transportation Committee report relative to a Citywide equity framework for transportation project prioritization and resource allocation, Item No. 22 [Council file No. (CF) 23-0935] on the January 14, 2025 Council Agenda, to ADOPT the following additional language reflected in bold and delete the strikethrough language in Recommendation No. 1: INSTRUCT the Board of Public Works’ Bureaus to report to Council on the equity framework currently used for selection and implementation of services , consult with the City Administrative Officer (CAO), the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT), and the Department of City Planning (DCP) on the equity indices used for projects, their plan to incorporate the Department of City Planning (DCP) Community Health and Equity (CHE) Index and provide recommendations on the adoption of an equity index that can be used in into project prioritization and resource allocation. Fiscal Impact Statement: The LADOT reports that there is no impact to the General Fund. Community Impact Statement: None submitted (Continued from Council meeting of January 21, 2025)
23-0935
Decision: Items for which Public Hearings Have Been Held
24-1200-S75 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the appointment of Nancy Lewis to the House LA Citizens Oversight Committee (House LA COC). Recommendation for Council action: RESOLVE that the Mayor’s appointment of Nancy Lewis to the House LA COC for the term ending June 30, 2026, is APPROVED and CONFIRMED. Appointee currently resides in Council District Five. Appointee will fill the vacancy created by Alan Greenlee. (Current Composition: M = 2; F = 10, Vacant = 2) Financial Disclosure Statement: Filed Background Check: Completed Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE - FEBRUARY 2, 2025 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - JANUARY 31, 2025)
24-1200-S75
Decision: Items for which Public Hearings Have Been Held
20-0040-S2 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the negotiated payment for City services from the Recording Academy associated with the holding of the Grammy Awards at the Crypto.com Arena. Recommendations for Council action, as initiated by Motion (Price - Park): AUTHORIZE the use of supplemental Police law enforcement services to support the Recording Academy during the 67th through 69th Grammy Awards ceremonies, with full reimbursement of Police law enforcement services, in accordance with California Government Code Section 53069.8. RECOGNIZE the economic benefit generated by the Grammy Awards ceremony being held in the City and waive reimbursement requirements for City services (excluding Police law enforcement services) supporting the 67th through 69th Grammy Awards ceremonies, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 41.20.1(c) Events at Major Sports and Entertainment Venues. Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report. Community Impact Statement: None submitted
20-0040-S2
Decision: Items for which Public Hearings Have Been Held
24-1613 CONSIDERATION OF CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and COMMUNICATION FROM THE BOARD OF AIRPORT COMMISSIONERS relative to a five-year Parking Agreement with Signature Flight Support Corporation LLC covering a sublease by Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) of parking spaces at Van Nuys Airport (VNY). (Trade, Travel, and Tourism Committee report to be submitted in Council. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.) (Please visit www.lacouncilfile.com for background documents.) Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE - JANUARY 29, 2025 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - JANUARY 29, 2025)
24-1613
Decision: Items for which Public Hearings Have Been Held
24-0005-S157 CD 1 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 249 South Avenue 55 (Case No. 798049), Assessor I.D. No. 5468-028-027, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP). Recommendation for Council action: APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated December 19, 2024, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION removing the property at 249 South Avenue 55 (Case No. 798049), Assessor I.D. No. 5468-028-027, from the REAP. Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the LAHD. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report. Community Impact Statement: None submitted. (Continued from Council meeting of January 14, 2025)
24-0005-S157
Decision: Items for which Public Hearings Have Not Been Held - (10 Votes Required for Consideration)
25-0005-S9 CD 5 COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 9848 West Tabor Street (Case No. 814351), Assessor I.D. No. 4313-011-026, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP). Recommendation for Council action: APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated January 17, 2025, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION removing the property at 9848 West Tabor Street (Case No. 814351), Assessor I.D. No. 4313-011-026, from the REAP. Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the LAHD. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report. Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
25-0005-S9
Decision: Items for which Public Hearings Have Not Been Held - (10 Votes Required for Consideration)
25-0005-S10 CD 13 COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 5807 West Virginia Avenue (Case No. 813724), Assessor I.D. No. 5534-018-011, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP). Recommendation for Council action: APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated January 17, 2025, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION removing the property at 5807 West Virginia Avenue (Case No. 813724), Assessor I.D. No. 5534-018-011, from the REAP. Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the LAHD. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report. Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
25-0005-S10
Decision: Items for which Public Hearings Have Not Been Held - (10 Votes Required for Consideration)
25-0005-S11 CD 8 COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 1805 West 80th Street (Case No. 790608), Assessor I.D. No. 6035-001-008, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP). Recommendation for Council action: APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated January 17, 2025, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION removing the property at 1805 West 80th Street (Case No. 790608), Assessor I.D. No. 6035-001-008, from the REAP. Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the LAHD. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report. Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
25-0005-S11
Decision: Items for which Public Hearings Have Not Been Held - (10 Votes Required for Consideration)
25-0005-S12 CD 5 COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 8838 West Alcott Street (Case No. 806834), Assessor I.D. No. 4305-014-037, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP). Recommendation for Council action: APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated January 17, 2025, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION removing the property at 8838 West Alcott Street (Case No. 806834), Assessor I.D. No. 4305-014-037, from the REAP. Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the LAHD. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report. Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
25-0005-S12
Decision: Items for which Public Hearings Have Not Been Held - (10 Votes Required for Consideration)
25-0006-S47 MOTION (PARK - RODRIGUEZ) relative to the appointment of the Chief Legislative Analyst, or designee, to the Debris Removal Task Force. Recommendation for Council action: APPOINT the Chief Legislative Analyst, or designee, to serve on the Debris Removal Task Force.
25-0006-S47
Decision: Items for which Public Hearings Have Not Been Held - (10 Votes Required for Consideration)
15-0070-S7 CD 10 MOTION (HUTT - PADILLA) relative to funding for supplemental Charter Bus services in Council District 10 (CD 10). Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: TRANSFER and APPROPRIATE $50,000 from the AB1290 Fund No. 53P, Account No. 281210 (CD 10 Redevelopment Projects - Services), to the Transportation Proposition A Local Transit Fund No. 385/94, Account No. 94A226, for supplemental Charter Bus services in CD 10. AUTHORIZE the City Clerk and/or Los Angeles Department of Transportation to make any corrections, clarifications or revisions to the above fund transfer instructions, including any new instructions, in order to effectuate the intent of this Motion, and including any corrections and changes to fund or account numbers; said corrections / clarifications / changes may be made orally, electronically, or by any other means.
15-0070-S7
Decision: Items for which Public Hearings Have Not Been Held - (10 Votes Required for Consideration)
25-0006-S16 CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (HERNANDEZ, SOTO-MARTINEZ – NAZARIAN), AMENDING MOTION (HERNANDEZ – SOTO-MARTINEZ), and COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) relative to drafting ordinances that prohibit certain types of evictions as outlined in the Motion for tenants who attest to having experienced economic or medical hardship related to the January 2025 fires, implements a rent increase pause for all residential rental units and suspends Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 151.06(G) through January 31, 2026; authorizing the LAHD to execute a sole source contract with Partners in Diversity to hire temporary paralegals; and related matters. MOTION (HERNANDEZ, SOTO-MARTINEZ – NAZARIAN) Recommendations for Council action: DETERMINE, as provided in Section 54954.2(b)(2) of the Government Code, and pursuant to Rule 23 of the Rules of the City Council, that there is a need to take immediate action on this matter and that the need for the action came to the attention of the City Council subsequent to the posting of the January 14, 2025 Council meeting agenda. REQUEST the City Attorney, in coordination with the LAHD, to prepare and present an ordinance, with an urgency clause, that prohibits the following types of evictions, through January 31, 2026: For tenants who attest to having experienced economic or medical hardship related to the January 2025 fires: Evictions for non-payment of rent No-fault evictions other than a government order to vacate Evictions related to unauthorized occupants, pets or nuisance related to those additional occupants Evictions based on failure to obtain renters' insurance For tenants who have accommodated in their rental units additional displaced or economically impacted occupants that attest to having experienced economic or medical hardship related to the January 2025 fires: No-fault evictions other than a government order to vacate Evictions based on failure to obtain renters' insurance Evictions related to unauthorized occupants, pets or nuisance related to those additional occupants REQUEST the City Attorney to draft an emergency ordinance implementing a rent increase pause for all rental residential units through January 31, 2026. REQUEST the City Attorney, in conjunction with the LAHD, to prepare and present an ordinance, with an urgency clause, that suspends LAMC 151.06(G), which allows rent increases for additional occupants, through January 31, 2026. REQUEST the City Attorney, with support from the LAHD and the Chief Legislative Analyst, and in coordination with the Mayor's Office, to produce monthly reports on the City's response to complaints of price gouging in the rental housing market for the duration of the local emergency order declared in response to the January 2025 fires and for six months after, and that such monthly reports include but are not limited to: A count of the complaints received by the City The average response times between receipt of a complaint and the investigations and any enforcement by the City A categorization and count of the City's responses to complaints, including enforcement actions A geographic breakdown of the complaints and of City enforcement actions Any recommendations for improving enforcement and increasing deterrence of illegal rent gouging. AMENDING MOTION (HERNANDEZ – SOTO-MARTINEZ) Recommendation for Council action: AMEND Motion (Hernandez, Soto-Martinez – Nazarian) to add the following recommendation (Council file No. 25-0006-S16): REQUEST the LAHD to come back to Council within 7 days to present a process of verification for protected tenants who should be presumed covered until this process is approved by Council. COMMUNICATION FROM THE LAHD Recommendation for Council action: AUTHORIZE the LAHD to execute an emergency sole source contract, or amend an expired contract, with Partners in Diversity, a temporary legal services, to hire temporary paralegals in order to assist constituents with the administration and enforcement of existing ordinances and new tenant protection ordinances adopted due to the recent local emergency. Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the LAHD. Community Impact Statement: None submitted (Housing and Homelessness Committee waived consideration of the above matter.)
25-0006-S16
Decision: Items for which Public Hearings Have Not Been Held - (10 Votes Required for Consideration)